Maybe I missed this earlier, around his birthday, but I enjoyed reading the blog re "what should Gordon Lightfoot write about now" posted alongside the list of songs. Of course - in answer to one request - he did already write about rich old men sending young men off to war (The Patriot's Dream). And thanks, Ron Jones, for pointing out Gord's paid his dues and written more than enough for any songwriter. If he chooses to write again, God bless him and hooray for us, but if not we've got a treaasure-trove as it is.
http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/r2morning/2...ghtfoot_b.html